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“Women in that Mafia culture are treated as objects…” – Alex Perry The Facade Cosa Nostra, wearing their mask of honor, loyalty, and respect, once removed, reveals the true hypocritical face of organized crime. The writing below is an illustration of those silenced. As quoted above, women are mere objects…...
North End Robert (Bobby) Luisi Jr grew up on the North End, also known as Boston’s “Little Italy”. His father, Robert (Big Bob) was [with] the Angiulos. To emphasize, the Angiulo brothers were members of the Patriarca crime family. In time, Bobby, by age eleven, began working for the Angiulos…...
Murray Humphreys, a name known to some mob enthusiasts, The Camel, The Brainy Hood, Mr. Einstein, or as Al Capone referred to him, “The Hump” was a criminal genius for the Chicago mob. Astonishingly, after Capone’s death, he assumed power in the Chicago Outfit alongside, Francesco “Frank the enforcer” Nitti…....
The year 1989 found Michael Liguori and this author residing in the Queens House of Detention located in Kew Gardens, Queens. After being denied at two previous bail hearings, we had one more chance at freedom. If denied again, we would remain incarcerated until the end of our trial. Ultimately,…...
Forgive yourself for not having the foresight to know what now seems so obvious in hindsight – Judy Belmont Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forward -Soren Kierkegaard Back in time If I had the ability to go back in time, what would I tell…...
“The word Mafia is a literary creation, while the true Mafiosi are simply called men of honor…As a whole, this association is called Cosa Nostra.” – Tommaso Buscetta Merriam-Webster definition of “Honorable” – deserving of respect or high regard : deserving of honor Recruitment By the age of fifteen, Tommaso Buscetta came to…...
Part 4 The Chief As previously stated, Johnny Santore ventured into the neighborhood and would always come around looking for me. He made rounds visiting everyone who mattered to him, especially his Aunt and uncle who was like his parents. One afternoon, I asked John for a lift to the…...
Part 3 Dangerous Horseplay Adolescence brings forth foolish innocence in most of us and this author was no different. Over a certain period of time, I got to know John and felt more comfortable in his presence. Important to note, he was not your typical ‘big brother’ type of guy…....
Part 2 Mad Hatter or Chef Over a certain period of time, I got to know Johnny Santore. He was easy to idolize at my impressionable young age. One night, he even had the opportunity to watch me at my house during which he asked me several times what I…...
Part 1 John “Johnny” Santore was a gangster by every possible definition of the word. Generally speaking, the streets were replete with tough guys, however; in this author’s opinion, John was one of the toughest. Hailing from East New York, Brooklyn his dangerous reputation preceded him. His barrel-chested swagger sent…...
